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Deutsches Schifffahrtsmuseum
Hans-Scharoun-Platz 1
D-27568 Bremerhaven
The owner Paul Raddatz transported gravel or grain with the Oder barge EMMA until 1992: either with a three-masted sprit rigging along the coasts of the Baltic Sea or - pushed by a "pusher" - on the North German canals.
The masts of the square sprit rigged sails (they are spread diagonally from the mast by a log) were folded down while sailing on rivers and canals. Then a so called annternter bumper took over the propulsion, a dinghy with motor, which was attached laterally to the rudder and stern.
The German Maritime Museum was able to acquire the EMMA thanks to a donation by the former chairman of the board of the then Bremer Lagerhausgesellschaft (BLG), Dr. Rolf Fastenau. It has been in the museum harbour since 1994.
| Building site: |
| Pölitz by Stettin |
| Year of manufacture: |
| 1928/1929 |
Length |
| 41,50 m |
| Width: |
| 5,10 m |
| Draft empty: |
| 0,46 m |
| Draft loaded: |
| 2,90 m |
| Propulsion: |
| Sails or pushers with 120 HP |
| Sail surface: |
| 240,00 m2 |
| Surveying: |
| 280 tons load capacity |
Crew: |
| 2 |
© DSM / Mareike Heger
Cog hall: Monday closed, TUE - SUN from 10 am to 6 pm
Ships: closed
Deutsches Schifffahrtsmuseum
Hans-Scharoun-Platz 1
D-27568 Bremerhaven
